Is there some reason people don't use them on the miata? It looks like it would fit.

Are they fragile or heavy or have some other failing? It seems built to solve our exact hose routing problem and they come in 4 foot or greater lengths if you look hard enough.

 

I have a friend using them for a Factory Five GTM build. They look nice.

 

to me they are just kind of expensive for what they do, I have thought about using them for the heater hoses near the turbo.

 

no doubt they would fit, as you can cut them to length. i just think most miata folks are after more go than show, at least the ones on this forum.

 

They will fit places that no normal non molded hose can, and are impervious to heat (except for the couplers).

 

That's what I was thinking. I thought of these originally as a ricer mod, but upon further reflection they actually seem quite functional, at least if you're routing your radiator lines under the turbo manifold. .

 

Why not just hard pipe your route you want to take and use couplers at the end? I think it would serve the same purpose while looking alot less "cheese"

 

hardpipe weighs more and is more difficult to route around obstructions like belts and manifolds- unless you use rubber at those points, in which case you are back to the melting issue again. I don't know if it looks cheesy, but I'm not really sold on a mix of shielding wrapped rubber linking pieces of copper pipe together.

I like the setup that fatcat did though, that looked clean and functional.

And if shiny looks stupid, you can always either a) paint it black b) let it get dirty

 

What exactly are you trying to do?

 

Thermostat on back of head- hose goes down (only way you can mount the thermostat without hitting the coils and ending up on the other side of the head), under exhaust manifold, up over accessory belts, into radiator.

I think Jason routes the coolant hardpipe over the top, but he doesn't have coils or a CAS to get in the way (he has TEC3).

 

Hardpipe isn't that heavy if you use aluminum...

 

wouldn't it be easier/cheaper to use standard flexi-hose